Oxford
Coverage highlights hospitality and foodservice activity in this university city, with reporting focused on central Oxford, Jericho, Cowley Road, and Summertown. Topics include restaurant and café openings, independent concepts, student and tourist-driven footfall, and premium casual formats. Insight is designed for operators navigating a market shaped by academic life, heritage appeal, and growing demand for diverse dining experiences.
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Aug- 2018 -7 AugustRestaurants
Benito’s Hat secures £1m funding for 10th anniversary
Mexican restaurant Benito’s Hat has secured £1m investment to fund a three-year growth plan in London and throughout the UK. The investment coincides with the brand’s 10th anniversary and is made up entirely from existing investors, the majority of which comes from private equity investment firm Calculus Capital. The investment…
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Jul- 2018 -31 JulyCafes and Coffee Shops
McDonald’s to trial brewed ‘barista coffee’
McDonald’s is to trial ‘barista coffee’ in two of its London restaurants with a view to rolling it out nationally. The branches in St Paul’s and Oxford Street will employ baristas who will brew coffee as opposed to using a machine as McDonald’s currently does. McDonald’s has previously been scathing…
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31 JulyBusiness
Late-night customers account for 83% of British foodservice growth
British people visit food or beverage outlets 257 million times between midnight and 7am every year, according to new figures. The data, released by market research firm, The NPD Group, for the year ending May 2018 suggested that the growing demand for late-night and early morning food and beverages consumed…
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19 JulyCatering Companies
Waste food catering company set to launch in Manchester
Real Junk Food Manchester (RJFM) is preparing to open the north’s first ever waste food catering business. The not-for-profit operation will provide catering and meals for people, businesses and organisations using food that would otherwise go to waste. In September 2017 RJFM opened the UK’s first waste food pay-as-you-feel restaurant…
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Jun- 2018 -25 JuneFood and Drink
Debenhams partners with local food companies
Department story chain Debenhams has partnered with independent local food companies to offer a variety of food options to customers. The new initiative, which has been tested in the company’s central Manchester, Trafford and Oxford Street stores, has led Debenhams with an 11% uplift in food sales after concessions of…
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8 JuneBeverages
Entrepreneur raises £1m for online wine store
A 29-year-old entrepreneur raised £1m in a crowdfunding drive hoping to build the world’s biggest wine store online. Ben Revell, CEO of Winebuyers.com, hoped to raise £525,000 in an equity crowdfunding drive and now has plans to expand the business to Oxford Street. He spent £380,000 developing the site Winebuyers.com…
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5 JuneBusiness
The Coconut Tree to expand across the UK
Sri Lankan restaurant chain The Coconut Tree has announced plans to expand throughout major UK towns and cities, appointing leisure property specialists Fleurets to lead the expansion. The chain currently has sites in Cheltenham and Oxford and have agreed terms on a site in central Bristol. It is now looking…
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Apr- 2018 -23 AprilBusiness
Welcome Break CEO leaves for new role at Sticks ‘N’ Sushi
Rod McKie will leave motorway service operator Welcome Break after 15 years as CEO, to take up the same role at Japanese restaurant group Sticks ‘N’ Sushi next month. McKie will start his new role in July and will remain a member of the Welcome Break board as a non-executive…
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19 AprilBusiness
Nearly half of all hospitality companies are family run
Some 45% of hotel and restaurant businesses are family run, according to the latest UK Family Business Sector Report, conducted by Oxford Economics for the Institute for Family Business (IFB) Research Foundation. The report found that there are a total of 153,387 hotels and restaurants run by families, and collectively they…
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